The Biggest Pro-AI Super PAC Network Didn’t Really Impact the Midterms
Leading the Future, backed by Silicon Valley’s biggest billionaires, had a war chest of $100 million and an aggressive stance against AI regulation. All of it didn’t add up to much on Tuesday night.
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The biggest pro-AI super PAC network entered the midterms guns blazing—and is leaving with its tail between its legs. New from me about the state of play of politics x big AI money for @wired.com www.wired.com/story/the-bi...
Tess Owen (@tessowen.bsky.social) Nov 4, 2026 · 134 likes · 38 repostsNEW: for all the talk of AI PACs running the midterms, they....really didn't seem to! @tessowen.bsky.social with the details on where all this money went, what races were won/lost, and where they go from here:
Leah Feiger (@leahfeiger.bsky.social) Nov 4, 2026 · 44 likes · 14 repostsPro-AI PAC Leading the Future ended the midterms with $20M+ in its bank, from ~$100M, after focusing on safe bipartisan candidates; its riskier bets fell flat (Tess Owen/Wired) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink
Techmeme (@techmeme.com) Nov 5, 2026 · 2 likesFunding went overwhelmingly to safe candidates Sources: https://www.wired.com/story/the-biggest-pro-ai-super-pac-network-didnt-really-impact-the-midterms/ See other stories with deeper dives at https://sharedsapience.com/century-report/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=tcr-newsroom
The Century Report (@sharedsapience.com) Nov 5, 2026The Biggest Pro-AI Super Pac Network Didn't Really Impact the Midterms www.wired.com/story/the-bi... #artificialintelligence #digitaltransformation
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